“Light My Fire” is a song originally performed by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 and released the first week of January 1967 on the Doors’ debut album. Released as a single in April, it spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording.
The song was largely written by Robby Krieger and credited to the entire band. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1967, representing sales of one million units. The song is #35 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also included in the Songs of the Century list and was ranked number 7 in VH1‘s 100 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
